Wind-wheel



(No Model.)

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WIND WHEEL.

No. 532,453. 'A Patented Jan. 15, 1895.l

o @muv/whe@ Everrerdow Y UNMED STATES PATENT OFFICE. 4

EVER EVERSON, OF MANKATO, KANSAS.

WIND-WHEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 532,453, dated January 15, 1895.

" Application tiled September 8, 1894. Serial No. 522,457. (No model.) Y

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EVEREVERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mankato, in the county of .IewelhState of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsl in Wind-Wheels; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,'and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention is an improved wind mill or engine.

The objects of the invention are, first, to

'simplify the construction of the feathering blade wheel; secondly, to simplify the construction of the tower and provide a novel form of bracing, and, thirdly, to provide a simple means for throwing the wheel into or out of the wind.

With these objects in View my invention consists in the peculiar construction of the several parts and their novel combination or arrangement, all of whichrwill be fully described and pointed out in the claims.

A In the drawings forming a part of this specifcation Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved wind wheel. lFig. 2 is a detail view showing the construction of the wheel. Fig. 3 is a sectional View of the wheel casting and attached parts. f

y In carrying out my invention I employ a tower A which is constructed of the pieces of timbers d connected at their upper ends by means of a casting piece B and about midway their ends byemeans of a cross piece a. The tower is braced by means of four cables or brace rods O C, said cables being securely anchored in the ground at their lower ends, their upperends being passed over pulleys c c securedin brackets c c on the side of the tower. Rods c2 c2 are connected to the ends of these cables, the free ends of said rods passing through plates cs c3 attached to the tower and upon vthe said ends are screwed the nuts c4 c4 by means of which thel cables areV tightened by simply turning the nuts upon the ends of the rods.

The casting B is made with a tubular bearing b which receives the tubular bearings d of the wheel cast-ing D. This wheel casting is formed with horizontal bearings d to reguide having the driven shaft F, passing.

Y therethrough and turning therein, While upon its exterior is arranged a collar d3, which is connected with the featherin-g mechanism as hereinafter explained.

The wheel G is mounted upon the -end of the shaft E, said wheel comprising the hub g, a series of spokes g radiating therefrom, the series of brace rods g2 andthe feathering blades g3 journaled upon the outer ends of each spoke. feathering rod g4 which is turned at right an- .gies at its inner end and connected with a sliding collar g5 by means of links-Q6. The sliding collar is mounted upon the power shaft or axle and connected therewith is a pitman H, which works through a guide H mounted on the Wheelcasting and is connected to the upper end of an elbow lever H2 pivoted upon The opposite end of the elan extension h. bow lever is extended and carries a weight h the purpose of Vwhich is to throw the wheel out of the wind automatically. The lever also has an arm h2 which extends inward and works in the guide H and connected with said arm is a rod h4 which passes down through the wheel casting and connects with a collar d3 which slides on the tubular guide and con-l nected with said collar is an operating pitman h5 which receives its motion from a hand leyver h6 pivoted at one side of the lower and adjustable at its free end in conjunction with a `guide bar h6 which has a series of perforations 717 through which a locking pin ha can be passed to lock the lever and consequently the blades of the wheel in any desired'position. Power shaft or axle E has a beveled gear K mounted thereon which meshes with a similar gear K upon the upper end of the driven shaft and at its lower end is alsomounted a gear K which meshes with a gear K3 mounted upon a shaft L journaled upon the tower, Ysaid shaft carrying pulleys or gears L for transmitting power. The wheel can be supplied with any suitable construction of Vane.

In operation the hand leverl is raised or low- Connected to each blade is a IOD ered, and with it the pitnian and levers which causes the sliding collar to move on the axle and turn the blades in or out. The hand le ver is lowered to throw the blades out of the wind and raised to throw them into the wind. The wheel revolving operates the power shaft or axle and this drives the vertical shaft which transmits its power te the lower horizontal shaft.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a wind wheel, the combination with a wheel casting, of a power shaft, the wheel llaving feathering blades, the links connected with said blades, the sliding collar connected with Jthe links, the pitlnan for operating the collar, a vertical guide for said pitman, the elbow lever connected with a pitinan and having an arm extending into the guide, and an operating rod h4, connected with said extended arm, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a windwheel, the combination with the wheel casting and power shaft, of the sliding collar thereon, the pivoted blades connected to the collar the pitinan operating said collar, the elbow lever to which said pitinan is connected, the vertical guide upon the wheel casting for guiding the pitman and elbow lever, the guide tube depending from said wheel casting, a collar sliding thereon, a rod connecting the collar and elbow lever, the pitman and hand lever all arranged, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EVER EVERSON. Witnessesz W. S. HALL, JOHN HOLMES. 

